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Where does “sterg-” come from?

sterg- (Proto-Indo-European): rigid, stiff; to love

Definitions

rigid, stiff; to love

Words derived from “sterg-”

stark
starch
starkly
starchy
cornstarch
storge
starchiness
nonstarchy
nonstarch
starcher
starchless
nitrostarch
starchily
clearstarcher
pentastarch
starchlike
starchness
distarch
starchly
unstarch
clearstarch
non-starchy
overstarch
starchwort

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